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5 Rupien
| Issuer | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 5 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | Plain design with text indicating either Daressalam or Tabora as the place of issue at left, with the inscription 'Kraft besonderer Ermächtigung' at lower left. Both authorizing signatures are applied by stamp rather than manuscript, a characteristic of this wartime emergency issue. |
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| Reverse description | The bank monogram 'DOB' (Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank) appears in the upper right and lower left corners, rendered in an ornate interlaced style. The note bears the series letter F at left and right margins, with the serial number repeated at lower right. Three lines of bilingual text in German and Swahili occupy the central field, accompanied by an anti-counterfeiting warning in German at the foot of the note. A small printer's imprint cartouche is present at the lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | Der Gegenwert dieser Banknote ist bei dem Kaiserlichen Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika voll hinterlegt. Kadei ya noti hii imewkwa sahihi katika Kaiserliches Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika. Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter 2 Jahren bestraft. |
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